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Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp
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Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
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Opened
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Region
Kraków
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Death-row facility
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Conditions
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Visiting
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Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
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Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
- Helen Jonas-Rosenzweig1925–2018
Gena Turgel1923–2018 · writerGena Turgel (née Goldfinger; 1 February 1923 â 7 June 2018) was a Jewish Polish author, educator, and Holocaust survivor.
- Halina Nelken1923–2009 · art historian
Edward Mosberg1926–2022 · businesspersonEdward Mosberg (January 6, 1926 â September 21, 2022) was a Polish-born Jewish American Holocaust survivor, educator, businessman, and philanthropist.
- Jack Betteil1923 · electrician
- Bernard Riegelhaupt1922 · cobbler
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Simon Wiesenthal1908–2005 · Nazis hunterSimon Wiesenthal (31 December 1908 â 20 September 2005) was an Austrian Holocaust survivor, Nazi hunter, and writer.
PrzemysÅaw Smolarek1925–1991 · historian- Harry Olmer1927–2026 · dentist
Harry Olmer (born Chaim Olmer; 15 November 1927 â 15 January 2026) was a Polish-born British Holocaust survivor, dentist and educator. He survived Nazi forced-labour and concentration camps, including PÅaszów, Skarżysko-Kamienna, Buchenwald, Schlieben, and TerezÃn.
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Contact & address
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Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q160408)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/krakow-plaszow-concentration-camp
Chicago
"Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/krakow-plaszow-concentration-camp.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-krakow-plaszow-concentratio,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/krakow-plaszow-concentration-camp},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}